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The Key iOS Developer Tools
You need these!
Working as an iOS developer is about solving problems. While you solve problems, you need to have tools to help you along the way, but what good are these tools without curation?
Design tools
*The Apple Human Interface Guidelines* Often referred to as the HCI guidelines
*Zeplin* allows you to get started for free Zeplin
*Figma* is free for up to 2 editors. Figma
*Material design* Google’s Material Design resources. m3
*Sketch* is a vector graphics editor and digital design tool for creating illustrations, user interfaces, and other visual design elements. Sketch
Development
*Xcode* is one of those tools that you’ll probably end up using. You’re using an Apple Platform, and this is Apple’s Xcode IDE
*Paint Code* is a vector graphics app that generates Swift or Objective-C code in real-time. PaintCode
*SwiftLint* is a tool that enforces Swift style and conventions. SwiftLint
*Swift Package Manager* is Apple’s official tool for managing Swift packages and their dependencies. Swift Package Manager
